MORE VIRUS DEATHS IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES AS THE W-N-Y REGION LOOKS TO BEGIN PHASE TWO OF RE-OPENING.

THE GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AT STATE BUSINESSES – NO MASK, NO SERVICE.

THE VICTIM FROM TUESDAY’S “DRIVE-BY” SHOOTING IN THE CITY OF TONAWANDA HAS DIED AT E-C-M-C.

THE ERIE COUNTY D-A HAS CLEARED A BUFFALO POLICE OFFICER OF ANY WRONGDOING IN AN APRIL SHOOTING.

NIAGARA COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ON THE SCENE OF FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS EARLY TODAY AND YESTERDAY.

THE TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER WHO DIED DURING A POLICE CHASE IN TWO NEAR-BY COUNTIES HAS BEEN ID’D.

STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE PASSED LEGISLATION AIMED AT DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS.

STATE POLICE HAVE ANNOUNCED 203 DRUNK DRIVING ARRESTS FROM THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CRACKDOWN.

AND, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE JUNE 23RD PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTION.

VIRUS TESTING CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS THE W-N-Y REGION LOOKS TO BEGIN PHASE TWO OF RE-OPENING NEXT TUESDAY.

THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR AND SHAKESPEARE IN DELAWARE PARK HAVE BOTH CANCELLED FOR THE SUMMER OF 2020.

THE ALLEGED TRIGGER MAN IN A DOUBLE SHOOTING TUESDAY IN TONAWANDA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER.

IN NORTH TONAWANDA, POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO THREE APPARENT OVERDOSE DEATHS IN AN OLIVER STREET AP’MNT.

OWNERS OF BRICKYARD BREWING AND BBQ IN LEWISTON SAY THEY WILL BE BACK AFTER TUESDAY NIGHT’S DAMAGING FIRE.

FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ON THE SCENE OF THREE TRAFFIC MISHAPS AND A FARM ACCIDENT IN THE COUNTY YESTERDAY.

THE HYATT REGENCY BUFFALO IS ABOUT TO LOSE ITS BRAND ASSOCIATION WITH HYATT.

PASTORS AND POLITICIANS RALLIED IN HAMBURG THIS WEEK FOR CHURCHES TO BE ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN.

AND, TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE JUNE 23RD PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTION.

LT GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL SAYS THE W-N-Y REGION IS ON TRACK TO BEGIN PHASE TWO OF RE-OPENING NEXT TUESDAY.

NIAGARA COUNTY’S REPORTED VIRUS INFECTIONS WENT OVER 1000 TUESDAY AS ERIE COUNTY’S DEATH TOLL HIT 500.

A TONAWANDA POLICE DETECTIVE IS RECOVERING AT ECMC AFTER HE WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES EARLY YESTERDAY.

FIREFIGHTERS FROM FOUR VOLUNTEER COMPANIES BATTLED A BLAZE ON CENTER STREET IN LEWISTON LAST EVENING.

FIRST RESPONDERS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WERE ON THE SCENE OF FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TUESDAY.

STATE POLICE ARRESTED TWO LOCKPORT MEN IN SEPARATE IMPAIRED DRIVING INCIDENTS OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

ON THE REGIONAL NEWS BEAT - TWO MULTI-INJURY ACCIDENTS AND A NEIGHBORHOOD BRAWL THAT INJURED SIX.

GOVERNOR CUOMO MEETS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP DOWN IN D.C. TODAY TO DISCUSS “INFRASTRUCTURE.”

AND, BUFFALO’S ELMWOOD VILLAGE FARMER’S MARKET OPENS FOR THE SEASON JUNE 6TH.

CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ERIE COUNTY CONTINUE TO DROP AS THE AREA LOOKS TOWARD “RE-OPENING PHASE TWO.

NIAGARA COUNTY’S REPORTED VIRUS INFECTIONS ARE AT 936 WHILE ERIE COUNTY CLOSES IN ON 5700.

A NEW POSTCARD FROM THE LOCKPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL ARRIVE SOON WITH CORRECT INFORMATION ON A JUNE 9^TH VOTE.

A MEDINA MAN IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH SERIOUSLY INJURED HIS PASSENGER.

IN ROCHESTER, A 9-YEAR-OLD IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HE WAS RUN DOWN BY A DRUNK DRIVER YESTERDAY.

AN A-T-V ACCIDENT PROVED DEADLY FOR A YOUNG ONTARIO WOMAN OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

FIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A FIRE REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

SENECA GAMING IS PLANNING TO RE-OPEN CASINOS AND OTHER GAMING SITES IN JUNE.

AND, STILL NO DECISION FROM ALBANY ON WHEN NEW YORK’S KIDS AND TEACHERS WILL RETURN TO CLASSROOMS.

TWO WORKERS AT THE GM-LOCKPORT PLANT TESTED POSITIVE THIS WEEK FOR COVID-19.

IT’S DAY TWO OF NIAGARA COUNTY’S DISTRIBUTION OF FREE FACE MASKS TO AREA BUSINESSES.

NIAGARA COUNTY’S REPORTED VIRUS INFECTIONS ARE AT 921 HEADING INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

13 NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED IN ERIE COUNTY THURSDAY, RAISING ITS DEATH TOLL TO 472.

GOVERNOR CUOMO IS TAKING HEAT FROM OPPONENTS FOR HIS HANDLING OF THE HEALTH CRISIS IN NURSING HOMES.

THE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO HAS ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO THE LITURGY ONCE CHURCHES RE-OPEN.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS YESTERDAY.

AN AKRON MAN HAS DIED FROM INJURIES SUFFERED IN A ONE CAR CRASH LAST WEEKEND IN CLARENCE.

AND, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS NEW YORK IS WATCHING OUT FOR DRUNK AND DISTRACTED DRIVERS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL IS SUING THE S-B-A FOR DENYING ITS APPLICATION FOR $5.7M IN PAYROLL PROTECTION FUNDS.

W-N-Y LEADERS ARE EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER INCREASING COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS.

NIAGARA COUNTY REPORTED ANOTHER 22 VIRUS INFECTIONS YESTERDAY LIFTING THE TOTAL TO 918.

EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE HANDING OUT 10,000 FREE FACE MASKS IN LOCKPORT TODAY AND TOMORROW.

A HIGH-SPEED CRASH ON I-190 SOUTH IN TONAWANDA HAS TAKEN THE LIFE OF A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER.

ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND A SHOOTING REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY.

BUFFALO POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER IN A DEADLY SHOOTING EARLIER THIS WEEK.

ROCHESTER COPS ARE INVESTIGATING THEIR 11TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR.

AND, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SAYS NEW YORK’S JUNE 23RD DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MUST BE HELD.

“PATIENCE” IS THE KEY WORD AS THE RE-OPENING OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK ECONOMY CONTINUES.

AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING BEGAN THE PROCESS OF GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS TUESDAY.

TWO MORE COVID-19 FATALITIES IN NIAGARA COUNTY TUESDAY LIFTED OUR DEATH TOLL TO 52 WITH 896 TOTAL INFECTIONS.

BUFFALO’S ROSWELL PARK HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF 16 HOSPITALS FOR A STATE PILOT PROGRAM.

AUTHORITIES IN EAST AURORA CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A TRAIN DERAILMENT IN THAT ERIE COUNTY VILLAGE.

IN BUFFALO, THREE MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED AFTER A SWAT OFFICER WAS SHOT AT EARLIER THIS WEEK.

POLICE IN NIAGARA FALLS ARE LOOKING INTO A SHOOTING YESTERDAY ON CENTRE AVENUE.

SENECA GAMING IS MAKING CHANGES AT THE TOP OF ITS CORPORATE LADDER AS THEY PREPARE TO RE-OPEN.

AND, NEW YORK STATE HAS LAID OUT GUIDELINES FOR THIS WEEKEND’S MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES.

THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK ECONOMY BEGINS TODAY.

THE NEXT VISIT TO YOUR “HAIR PROFESSIONAL” WILL COME IN PHASE TWO – CHURCH SERVICES RESUME IN PHASE FOUR.

48 NEW VIRUS INFECTIONS IN NIAGARA COUNTY LIFTED OUR TOTAL TO 844 AS ERIE COUNTY CLOSED IN ON 5000 CASES.

E-C-M-C HAS BEEN GRANTED A WAIVER FROM THE D-O-H TO RESUME ELECTIVE SURGERIES.

PAROLEE BILLY BENTON HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE MAY 7TH MURDER OF A MOTHER AND HER SON IN NIAGARA FALLS.

FORMER FALLS HIGH FOOTBALL STAR MARQUISE WATKINS IS HEADED TO PRISON IN CANADA FOR GUN SMUGGLING.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN LOCKPORT AND WHEATFIELD AND A FIRE IN THE FALLS KEPT FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY MONDAY.

POLICE IN MONROE COUNTY ARE INVESTIGATING A STABBING AND A SERIOUS CAR CRASH.

AND, GAS PRICES AT WESTERN NEW YORK PUMPS REMAINED “FLAT” FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK.

WESTERN NEW YORK INCHED CLOSER TO RE-OPENING IT’S ECONOMY OVER THE WEEKEND.

THIRTY NEW VIRUS INFECTIONS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY  THIS WEEKEND RAISED THE TOTAL TO 796.

ERIE COUNTY INCREASED VIRUS TESTING AND SAW INFECTIONS THERE JUMP TO 4906.

NEWFANE REHAB AND HEALTH CARE’S DEATH TOLL HIT 23 AS THE STATE D-O-H CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE FACILITY.

NURSING HOMES IN ALBION AND TONAWANDA ARE UNDER STATE SCRUTINY WITH DEATH TOLLS OVER 20.

E-C-M-C HAS OFFERED HAZZARD PAY TO FRONT-LINERS AT THE SAME TIME THEY FURLOUGHED OTHER EMPLOYEES.

BUFFALO P.D. IS INVESTIGATING A SUNDAY SHOOTING ON THE EAST SIDE THAT SENT A MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.

NIAGARA COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED OUT TO THREE EMERGENCY CALLS THIS WEEKEND.

AND, BOTH LOCKPORT AND THE TONAWANDAS HAVE CANCELLED 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS.

SOME UPSTATE REGIONS WILL BEGIN TO RE-OPEN THEIR ECONOMIES TODAY – W-N-Y WON’T BE ONE OF THEM.

VIRUS-RELATED DEATHS IN ERIE COUNTY REACHED 400 THIS WEEK WHILE INFECTIONS CLOSE IN ON 4600.

NO DEATHS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY THURSDAY, BUT 30 NEW CONFIRMED CASES RAISED THE TOTAL TO 766.

AREA G-O-P LEADERS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE NEGATIVE ADS OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BETH PARLATO.

LOCKPORT CITY HALL WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT WORKERS MAY RETURN TO THE BUILDING MONDAY.

NIAGARA COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED OUT TO A PAIR OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THURSDAY.

TONAWANDA HAS CANCELLED IT’S JULY 3RD FIREWORKS AND THE SUMMER CANAL CONCERT SERIES.

SIX FLAGS DARIEN LAKE HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S PLANS FOR OPERATING DURING THE PANDEMIC THIS SUMMER.

AND, PLANS ARE BACK IN MOTION FOR AN 83-ROOM HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL IN NIAGARA FALLS.

VIRUS-RELATED DEATHS IN ERIE COUNTY HAVE REACHED 400, FURTHER DELAYING ANY PLANS TO RE-OPEN THE ECONOMY.

TWO MORE DEATHS AND 16 NEW CONFIRMED CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS WERE REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY.

BUFFALO’S E-C-M-C WILL OPEN 27 NEW VIRUS-SCREENING SITES IN ERIE, NIAGARA AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.

NURSING HOMES ACROSS NEW YORK ARE ASKING THE GOVERNOR, “WHO’S GOING TO PAY FOR HIS NEW MANDATES?”

THE STATE D-O-H WILL HOST A “WEBINAR” TODAY ON AN INFLAMATORY DISEASE TARGETING KIDS.

FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE SEIZED MORE THAN $3M IN BOGUS TEST KITS, MASKS AND MEDS AT U.S. BORDER CROSSINGS.

LOCKPORT’S “MR QUIGLEY’S” BAR ON WEST AVENUE HAS HAD ITS LIQUOR LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR SERVING DRINKS.

FIRST RESPONDERS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WERE CALLED OUT TO ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND A BOAT IN DISTRESS WEDNESDAY.

AND, THE CITY OF LOCKPORT IS LOOKING AT VOLUNTARY LAYOFFS FOR TWO CITY EMPLOYEES.

NEW DATA FROM THE STATE NOW SHOWS THAT RE-OPENING THE W-N-Y ECONOMY THIS WEEKEND IS VERY UNLIKELY.

THE GOVERNOR USED HIS TUESDAY BRIEFING TO CALL ON WASHINGTON TO PASS STIMULUS AID TO ALL STATES.

TWO MORE DEATHS AND 28 NEW CONFIRMED CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS WERE REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY TUESDAY.

LAST WEEKEND’S STATE D-O-H VISIT TO NEWFANE REHAB AND HEALTH CARE REVEALED 21 DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19.

FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED OUT TO TWO ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY TUESDAY.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA P.D. IS LOOKING INTO A 2-VEHICLE CRASH THAT SENT TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

ROCKY MADRID OF LEWISTON HAS BEEN ID’D AS THE MAN KILLED IN SATURDAY’S A-T-V ACCIDENT JUST OFF RIDGE ROAD.

MEGHAN LUTZ OF LOCKPORT IS THE COUNTY’S NEW SOCIAL SERVICES COMMISSIONER.

AND, YESTERDAY’S AIR FORCE “FLY-OVER” FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS STARTED RIGHT ON TIME HERE IN LOCKPORT.

SIGNS ARE SURFACING IN W-N-Y THAT THE REGION MAY SOON BEGIN RE-OPENING ITS ECONOMY.

NIAGARA COUNTY ADDED JUST ONE NEW CONFIRMED CASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS MONDAY FOR A TOTAL OF 692.

EMPLOYEES AT THE G-M TONAWANDA PLANT HAVE FOLLOWED THE LOCKPORT PLANT’S LEAD AND WILL RE-OPEN MONDAY.

LOOK TO THE SKIES JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY FOR THREE AIR FORCE JETS DOING A FLY-OVER FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

THE 2020 TASTE OF BUFFALO IN JULY WILL BE A “VIRTUAL VERSION” WITH A FEW CLEVER TWISTS.

FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED OUT TO JUST ONE ACCIDENT ON COUNTY HIGHWAYS MONDAY.

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE RETURNING TO ALBANY TOMORROW TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC.

FALLS P.D. IS LOOKING INTO AN ARMED ROBBERY ON CEDAR AVENUE LAST WEEK.

AND, WESTERN NEW YORK GAS PRICES ARE “FLAT” THIS WEEK, BUT STILL UNDER $2-DOLLARS AT ONE STATION.

LT GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL SAYS WESTERN NEW YORK IS MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD RE-OPENING ITS ECONOMY.

27 NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS WERE REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 691.

THE GOVERNOR HAS ANNOUNCED NEW RULES FOR NURSING HOMES AS THE STATE D-O-H VISITED NEWFANE REHAB FRIDAY.

A CITY MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER HE SHOT TWO OTHER HUNTERS IN THE TOWN OF LOCKPORT FRIDAY.

A MAN IN HIS 60’S WAS KILLED IN A SATURDAY AFTERNOON A-T-V CRASH IN LEWISTON.

LAST WEEK’S DOUBLE SHOOTING IN NIAGARA FALLS IS NOW A DOUBLE HOMICIDE AFTER BOTH VICTIMS DIED.

IN ONTARIO, REGIONAL POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL CRASH IN THE GORGE AT NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE.

FORMER DESALES TEACHER FATHER FRANCIS SCHIMSCHEINER HAS DIED IN OHIO AT THE AGE OF 83.

AND, THE LOCKPORT MONDAY NIGHT CRUISE WILL NOT OPEN TONIGHT – IT’S POSTPONED UNTIL JULY.

FOUR MORE DEATHS AND 21 NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS WERE ANNOUNCED IN NIAGARA COUNTY THURSDAY.

NIAGARA FALLS P.D. IS INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE AND AN ASSAULT THAT HAPPENED ON NINTH STREET YESTERDAY.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME WEDNESDAY.

YESTERDAY MORNING’S ACCIDENT BETWEEN AN SUV AND ATV PROVED FATAL FOR A 28-YEAR-OLD RESERVATION WOMAN.

IN BUFFALO, TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MONDAY NIGHT SHOOTING ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE.

DEPUTIES HAVE ARRESTED A MAN AND A WOMAN FOR ALLEGEDLY PASSING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY IN THE TOWN OF LOCKPORT.

A MIDDLEPORT WOMAN IS FACING TWO DRUG CHARGES AFTER A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP BY STATE POLICE.

THE GENERAL MOTORS LOCKPORT COMPONENT PLANT HAS RESUMED LIMITED OPERATIONS.

AND, THE N-F-L’S 2020 SCHEDULE IS OUT AND THE BUFFALO BILLS HAVE FOUR PRIME TIME GAMES.

FOUR DEATHS AND 49 MORE VIRUS INFECTIONS MADE WEDNESDAY ANOTHER “BAD DAY” FOR NIAGARA COUNTY IN THE PANDEMIC.

ERIE COUNTY NUMBERS WERE UP YESTERDAY, BUT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS LOOKING AT JUNE 1ST FOR A SOFT RE-OPENING.

CATHOLIC HEALTH GOT THE “GREEN LIGHT” TO RESUME ELECTIVE SURGERIES AT ITS ERIE COUNTY FACILITIES.

STATEWIDE DATA SHOWS MOST RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED VIRUS PATIENTS WERE PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN STAYING AT HOME.

TWO MYSTERIOUS DEATHS IN BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA ARE KEEPING DETECTIVES BUSY.

A COOK AT THE NIAGARA COUNTY JAIL HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF PROMOTING PRISON CONTRABAND.

FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED TO THREE ACCIDENTS IN THE COUNTY WEDNESDAY.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS “REMOTE LEARNING” COULD BECOME A REGULAR PART OF STUDENT LIFE IN NEW YORK.

AND, ROCHESTER POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO A SHOOTING THAT SENT A WOMAN TO THE HOSPITAL.

TUESDAY WAS THE WORST DAY YET FOR NIAGARA COUNTY DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH 6 DEATHS AND 41 NEW VIRUS INFECTIONS.

ERIE COUNTY NUMBERS WERE FLAT TUESDAY, BUT PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS WERE THE FEWEST SINCE EARLY APRIL.

THE RITE AID ON PINE AVENUE IN NIAGARA FALLS WILL BEGIN DRIVE-THRU VIRUS TESTING IN ABOUT A WEEK.

NIAGARA COUNTY IS TEAMING WITH ITS LARGEST EMPLOYEE UNION TO SEEK VOLUNTARY LAY-OFFS.

LPD CHIEF STEVE ABBOTT REVEALED DETAILS OF YESTERDAY’S EARLY MORNING SHOOTING AT GENESEE AND COTTAGE.

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE COUNTY TUESDAY - BOTH IN NIAGARA FALLS.

IN REGIONAL NEWS – TWO PEOPLE DIED IN A FIREY CRASH IN ONTARIO COUNTY YESTERDAY.

ROCHESTER POLICE MADE AN ARREST TUESDAY IN A DOUBLE SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY.

AND, BUFFALO’S CANALSIDE CONCERTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED THIS SUMMER.

LPD RESPONDED TO A POSSIBLE SHOOTING OVERNIGHT ON GENESEE BETWEEN COTTAGE AND SAXTON.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT NONE OF NEW YORK’S “REGIONS” HAVE MET ALL OF THE CRITERIA TO RE-OPEN.

THE COVID-19 DEATH TOLL IN ERIE COUNTY SOARED TO MORE THAN 300 MONDAY AS CONFIRMED CASES HIT 3749.

FIVE NEW CASES RAISED THE NUMBER OF VIRUS INFECTIONS IN NIAGARA COUNTY TO 529.

THE STATE BEGINS VISITING UPSTATE NURSING HOMES TODAY TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE FOLLOWING PANDEMIC PROTOCOL.

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE COUNTY MONDAY IN THE FALLS AND LOCKPORT.

DEPUTIES AND LOCAL P.D.’S RESPONDED TO A HALF DOZEN DIFFERENT CALLS OVER THE WEEKEND.

ROCHESTER POLICE ARRESTED 15 PEOPLE MONDAY IN THE CITY’S LARGEST DRUG BUST IN YEARS.

AND, BUFFALO BILLS FANS GET THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THE OFFICIAL 2020 SCHEDULE THIS WEEK.

NIAGARA AND ERIE COUNTIES ARE FACING GRIM FINANCIAL NEWS AS A RESULT OF THE 2020 PANDEMIC.

THE COVID-19 DEATH TOLL IN ERIE COUNTY INCREASED TO 280 WHILE 3481 RESIDENTS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.

ANOTHER VIRUS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY AS THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES WENT TO 524.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE COUNTY AND A DISTRESSED BOAT REPORTED OFF OLCOTT OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE D-A’S OFFICE IN ERIE COUNTY HAS IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM OF A FATAL WEEKEND STABBING IN BUFFALO.

THE MANDY STEINGASSER “COLD CASE” MURDER TRIAL THAT WAS SUSPENDED IN MARCH WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.

ROCHESTER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE SHOOTING AND A FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH FROM THIS WEEKEND.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE’S BUILDING AN ARMY OF “TRACERS” TO HELP BATTLE THE CORONAVIRUS.

AND, GAS PRICES FINALLY DIPPED BELOW $2-DOLLARS A GALLON IN THE LOCKPORT AREA THIS WEEKEND.

IN ERIE COUNTY, THE COVID-19 DEATH TOLL JUMPED TO 266 AS ANOTHER DOZEN FATALITIES WERE ANNOUNCED.

TWENTY NEW VIRUS INFECTIONS WERE REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY YESTERDAY - INCREASING CONFIRMED CASES TO 440.

RECENT MODELS AND DATA WOULD DISCOURAGE PLANS FOR RE-OPENING NIAGARA AND ERIE COUNTY ECONOMIES SOON.

COMMUNITIES IN WNY’S TWO LARGEST COUNTIES ARE LOOKING TO THE FEDERAL GOV’T FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

22 PART-TIME ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WERE FURLOUGHED THIS WEEK.

TWO ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE COUNTY YESTERDAY – BOTH IN NORTH TONAWANDA.

THE GOVERNOR HAS ANNOUNCED HIS W-N-Y “TRANSITION TEAM” FOR RE-OPENING NEW YORK’S ECONOMY BY REGION.

TESLA IS ASKING NEW YORK STATE FOR A YEAR-LONG BREAK ON ITS FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

AND, LANCASTER’S ST MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL IS HOPING TO HOST ITS GRADUATION AT LOCKPORT’S TRANSIT DRIVE-IN.